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Portugal - Lisbon, Igreja de São Domingos

Portugal - Lisbon, Igreja de São Domingos
The Igreja de São Domingos (Saint Domingos Church) was dedicated in 1241 and was - at one time - the largest church in Lisbon. Prior to the establishment of the Portuguese republic in 1910, the church hosted Portuguese royal weddings. It was once the home of the inquisition.

Most probably no other church of Lisbon was damaged by so many disasters like the earthquakes of 1531 and 1755 (which destroyed most of the center of Lisbon). Rebuilding began quickly, but wasn't completed until 1807. In 1959 the church was devastated again after a fire broke out. The fire took more than six hours to extinguish and completely gutted the church, destroying the gilded altars and many important paintings and statues. In was not until 1994 before the church was reopened. The restoration left many signs of the fire in place.

The present Igreja de São Domingos - a combination of sections of the original church with later reconstructions - has a somewhat haunting interior with its orange/red plastered walls and massive stone pillars with still traces of the fire. This ‘strange’ combination of ancient and more modern architecture made it (at least for us) quite an unique sight.

Günter Klaus, Maria Lovasz, Percy Schramm, Eric Desjours and 64 other people have particularly liked this photo


46 comments - The latest ones
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Beautiful images of the old Church !
Have a nice week
5 years ago.
 xacobeo4
xacobeo4
My God, what a place, it takes us to another world, it fills the senses, something that brings us to the past, beautiful Church, wonderful photo.Wonderful job I congratulate you,
Best regards from North America
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Interesting .................and beautiful!*******
5 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Most beautiful Jaap, also the pips!

Happy new week:)
5 years ago.
 Maria W.
Maria W. club
Ahhhh!!! Mirakle!!! Bonan semajnon Jaap:)))
5 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Lovely interior series Jaap
5 years ago.
 Beatrice Degan(MARS)
Beatrice Degan(MARS) club
Striking series of photos of the interiors of this amazing Church so rich in history, Jaap!
5 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
gorgeous interior shot, but also the other shots are superb as well as very interesting !
5 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Splendid photos of this church so singular!
The principal photo has a superb perspective
The note is, as always, also great, Jaap!
Many thanks for sharing

I like very much the option of restoration
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Superbement rendue *****
Bonne et heureuse semaine.
5 years ago.
 John Cass
John Cass
Beautiful image, super PiP's.
5 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
An impressive series and interesting notes with background information, Jaap.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Beautiful church and superb photo.
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Have a wonderful day, Jaap.
5 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
The sheer scale of this place is amazing...............you've captured these interior shots just beautifully.

I recommend you all view this large, on black..............it's a stunning shot!
5 years ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Eine wunderschöne Serie, Jaap.
Freundliche Grüße und eine gute Woche
Erich
5 years ago.
 Pat Del
Pat Del club
Des dimensions hors normes !
5 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
★彡 Good work. Have a lovely new week 彡★
5 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Beautiful, Jaap ! Wish you a very nice week ahead !
5 years ago.
 Denis Croissant
Denis Croissant club
So ancient - yet so alive...
5 years ago.
 Josiane Dirickx
Josiane Dirickx club
Très beau !*****************
5 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Very well done interior image!
5 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Superbes photo et notes. Nicole.
5 years ago.
 Hélène Lombard
Hélène Lombard
Superbe !!
5 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
Wonderful interior, would the nave like our cathedrals originally been a meeting place with prayers taking place in side chapels
5 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Excellent angle and info! I agree about the contrast between fire darkened pillars and the orange ceiling.
5 years ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Eres un artista fotografiando interiores de iglesias o catedrales, además añades los detalles.
5 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
So marvelous and expensive! The ceilings are ridiculously high, your insets are wonderful and varied, and they really show what it's like to be standing in this place a wonderful presentation as usua l:) Thanks for the info too!
5 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
des formes et des couleurs étonnantes et chaudes
5 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
on voit bien les signes d'incendie ! dommage c'est une belle église !*****************merci Jaap pour toutes les infos ! bonne journée !**************
5 years ago.
 volker_hmbg
volker_hmbg club
Fine picture of a church interior!
5 years ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Wonderful interior images Jaap. Thanks for the interesting notes.
5 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
Beautiful shot and PiPs! I like your great use of the wide angle lens!
5 years ago.
 natur' ELLE
natur' ELLE club
+++ superbe ++++
5 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
Another magnificent interior beautifully captured, Jaap. Wonderful detail.
5 years ago.
 Misou 49
Misou 49 club
Superbe église !
5 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
The color of the ceiling is so unusual.
5 years ago.
 Falk Preusche
Falk Preusche club
Schöner weiter Blick in die Kirche.
5 years ago.
 Ghislaine Girardot
Ghislaine Girardot
Superbe !
5 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Impressive photograph and pips !
5 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
The colors are just beautiful, so warm and subtle. Wonderful photos, Ulrich!
5 years ago.
 Weard Bültena
Weard Bültena
Moin,
tolles Licht, wunderschöne Farben und gut geschnitten.
Weard
5 years ago.
 Armando Taborda
Armando Taborda club
I love this church after the 1959 burning reconstruction!
5 years ago.
 Cathy Cotte
Cathy Cotte
Splendid, like
5 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Impressice church portrait ...
5 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,wie grandios und hoch dieser schöne Innenraum dieser Kirche ist liebe Jaap,das kommt in deinen Aufnahmen ganz toll rüber,eine wunderbare Serie :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 years ago.

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